KernelTrap: Kernel Release Number, Part II
Mar 04, 2005, 19:00 (2 Talkback[s])
"In the continued discussion on release numbering for the Linux
kernel, Linux creator Linus Torvalds decided against trying to add
meaning to the odd/even least significant number. Instead, the new
plan is to go from the current 2.6.x numbering to a finer-grained
2.6.x.y. Linus will continue to maintain only the 2.6.x releases,
and the -rc releases in between. Others will add trivial patches to
create the 2.6.x.y releases. Linus cautions that the task of
maintaining a 2.6.x.y tree is not going to be enjoyable..."
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